Jefferson City

Jefferson City is the capital of the US state of Missouri, located in the center of the state on the northern edge of the Ozarks, on the western edge of the "Missouri Rhineland" wine-producing region, and on the southern end of the Missouri River. The city was founded in 1821 to replace St. Louis as the new state capital, but St. Louis remained the larger and more important city in the state. In 2010, the metro area had a population of 149,807 people, with 78% being white, 16.9% African-American, 2.2% multiracial, 1.8% Asian, .8% other races, .3% Native American, and .1% Pacific islander.